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Read a collection of stories and learn from the perspectives and experiences of our City Year AmeriCorps members, students, partners and alums.

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Meet Community Partnerships Manager Kai Page

February 24, 2023

Meet City Year Detroit’s new Community Partnerships Manager, Kai Page, who will identify and develop local partnerships and add capacity…

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Our Community

Meet City Year Detroit’s Newest Board Member: Roz Blanck

August 30, 2022

Introducing City Year Detroit’s newest board member Roz Blank, an attorney and long-time volunteer in the community.

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Our Community

Harnessing Ubuntu in a COVID world

June 30, 2022

Kristen Szalontai, operations coordinator and City Year Detroit alum, talks about the importance of rebuilding our City Year Spirit as…

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Benefits & Resources

Why choose to serve in Detroit

April 7, 2022

We love Detroit, and we’re confident that you will, too! What does the city have to offer? Here are the…

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Equity

How City Year Detroit celebrated Black History Month

March 1, 2022

We want to take a moment to both reflect on and share a few of the celebrations and learnings from…

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